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Paandavas were unwilling participants. They had only two choices:
fight for their right as a matter of duty or run away from war and
accept defeat in the name of peace and nonviolence. Arjuna,
one of the five Paandava brothers, faced the dilemma in the battle
field whether to fight or run away from war for the sake of peace.
Arjuna's dilemma is, in reality, the
universal dilemma. Every human being faces dilemmas, big or small,
in their everyday life in course of performing their duties.
Arjuna's dilemma was the biggest of all. He had to make a choice
between fighting the war and killing his most revered guru, very
dear friends, close relatives, and many innocent warriors or running
away from the battle field for the sake of preserving the peace and
nonviolence.
The entire seven hundred verses of the
Gita is a discourse between Lord Krishna and the confused Arjuna in
the battle field of Kurukshetra near Delhi, India, about
5,000 years ago. The central teaching of the Gita is the attainment
of freedom or happiness from the bondage of life through performing
one's duty. Always remember the glory and greatness of the
creator and do your duty efficiently without being attached to or
affected by the results even if that duty may at times demand
unavoidable violence.
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